We’re hoping the county will prioritize animal welfare over the safety of a sofa, and protect cats from needless and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some cat owners, tired of scratched furniture (or scratched people), opt to have their cats' claws completely removed. It's a ...

Cat declawing (also called onychectomy) is the amputation of the first digital (toe) bones in a cat’s paw, including the nail bed and claw. It’s done to stop a cat’s natural scratching behavior. While ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: I recently adopted a kitten named Joy from a rescue that prohibits ...

Destroyed furniture and scratch marks can be frustrating for cat owners. To avoid this, some cat owners resort to declawing their cats, despite the harmful effects it can have. "It's quite traumatic," ...

For years, declawing was presented as a simple solution for protecting furniture, carpets and curtains from cats' scratching. Today, we know much more, and this information has changed how ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma City Council on Tuesday voted to ban the declawing of cats except when conducted by a licensed veterinarian for therapeutic or medical purposes, becoming the first city in ...